Instructors
Instructors at Heroes Martial Arts
Sean Whitmore is the Young Heroes instructor. Sean is currently a purple belt in Jiu Jitsu under Gumby. Sean is currently a student at SJSU and in his spare time enjoys photography (he took many of the pictures featured on the Heroes website).
Alan “Gumby” Marques Owner and Head Instructor of Heroes Martial Arts. Gumby is a 1st degree black belt from Ralph Gracie. Gumby is well known in the Martial Arts world as the co-founder of OTM (www.OntheMat.com), one of the world’s leading sources for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Submission Grappling and Mixed Martial Arts. OTM has been [...]
Hailing from the Great White North, David “Canada” McLeod is an Instructor and co-owner at Heroes Martial Arts Canada has been training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for over 10 years and is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Gumby. Canada often works individually with students helping convey the fine points of Jiu Jitsu [...]
Justin “the Machine” Holder is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Instructor at Heroes Martial Arts. He holds a Black Belt under Ralph Gracie. Machine (as he’s usually called by his friends) is a solid Jiu Jitsu player who has been a major training partner to many high profile athletes over the year. Despite the nickname and [...]
Mike Strangis is the youth instructor at Heroes Martial Arts. Mike Strangis is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Shozo Fukuda is the Judo Instructor at Heroes Martial Arts. Shozo Fukuda is a team member and former Assistant Coach of the world famous San Jose State Judo team, which has won an astounding 44 out of 47 Collegiate National Titles in Judo.
Scott Belzer is the Strength and Conditioning Coach at Heroes Martial Arts. He received his B.S. degree in Exercise Science from the University of Memphis.While at Memphis, Scott was involved in many different exercise related research projects, one of which he presented at a national conference.He was also a competitive Olympic weightlifter at the University [...]
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"Extremely great program. Everyone is very friendly and the experience here is very diverse. Instructors provide a very relaxed learning environment that allows students to learn efficiently. There is plenty of mat room which is nice and the heaters keep it warm during these cold winter" - Read more testimonials »
What's the little bird saying?
- Al in the Open gets a heavyweight. Looks relaxed but gets caught 15 hrs ago
- Al wins on armbar from the guard in quick fashion! Takes third 15 hrs ago
- Al loses on points. Still has to fight for third plus the open division! 15 hrs ago
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